SharonH, RN

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  1. SharonH, RN

    Per diem questions

    SharonH, RN replied to susanmary's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't worked full-time in a hospital setting since 1992, and I do not ever plan to return to full-time work barring a major financial crisis and no other options. Basically I make from 3-4 dollars...
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    Is anyones facility so short staffed that they feel guilty calling in sick?

    SharonH, RN replied to tattooednursie's topic in General Nursing

    Um, no I never feel guilty. If I call in sick, it's because I am sick. I have a right....no...a responsibility to maintain my own good health and I can't do that if I pile work stress on top of any...
  3. SharonH, RN

    A surgeon yelled at me...

    SharonH, RN replied to MollyMo's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Good for you! Stick to your
  4. SharonH, RN

    Help me name my business PLEASE!

    SharonH, RN replied to Tinkertots's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    I like Nursing Solutions and True Care
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    Protonix IV

    SharonH, RN replied to midwestRN's topic in General Nursing

    This is interesting. At our hospital, Protonix is given with regular IV tubing but with the dedicated filter that is provided by pharmacy. We have been only instructed to change the filter each time,...
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    4-hour shifts--Anyone done them or doing them now?

    SharonH, RN replied to dianacs's topic in General Nursing

    I'm per diem and I do them all the time, usually 3-7 and I used to do the 7-11 shifts also. In fact I won't do 8-hour shifts during the week anymore. I just started scheduling myself like that and my...
  7. SharonH, RN

    Lack of communication in report!

    SharonH, RN replied to night owl's topic in General Nursing

    I hate that too. Long drawn out reports are a pet peeve of mine. I don't need to know what side her IV is on or about how long it took you to get her med from pharmacy or a bunch of other useless...
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    Pregnant and working as RN

    SharonH, RN replied to tcolleen's topic in General Nursing

    First of all, congratulations on your big event. You have the right idea, don't let them pressure you into working more than is comfortable. Trust me they don't care about your health or that of your...
  9. SharonH, RN

    How many of you married doctors?

    SharonH, RN replied to JHUnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Hi JHUnurse! Welcome to the board. Good luck on your student career and in your future both as a nurse and in your personal
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    Blood transfusions, pump or gravity

    SharonH, RN replied to kewlnurse's topic in General Nursing

    For some reason, I was unable to vote but in my facility we are allowed to use a pump. Of course there are the old school nurses who think it's "lazy" and not as good as the old way but I'm not...
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    Nursing, No Longer A White Woman's Job?

    SharonH, RN replied to Gomer's topic in General Nursing

    Brownie, you, kbaldwin, and SKM-NURSIEPOOH were all making a lot of
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    Butterfly Vs. 22 gage. What do u use prefer to use?

    SharonH, RN replied to Anagray's topic in General Nursing

    I prefer to use the # 21 vacutainer needles. I know they are large but they work faster. I use to swear by the butterflies but they are so slow and I can almost always hit a vein with the #21. Only...
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    Nursing, No Longer A White Woman's Job?

    SharonH, RN replied to Gomer's topic in General Nursing

    For sure, I've never thought about it and I certainly don't care. I'm not threatened by the influx of foreign nurses like some although I hate the fact that instead of addressing what's wrong with...
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    Admissions at shift change

    SharonH, RN replied to kahann's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately we don't have this policy. It's not a problem unless the patient that is sent up is somehow in bad shape(crying for pain meds, family very demanding) then it's a bad deal because you're...
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    the nurse/porn connection...........

    SharonH, RN replied to hapeewendy's topic in General Nursing

    This reminds me of when I was in nursing school, we were required to wear those darn white caps. You wouldn't believe the whistles and catcalls we heard once we put those things on.(We did clinicals...
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    Is getting married in nursing school a bad idea?

    SharonH, RN replied to teresab_2000's topic in General Nursing

    I got married in my junior year of college and everyone just about had a fit, almost everyone was sure that it was the end of my studies. But of course it wasn't, my husband knew that my finishing...
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    Monster CNA Charged With Murder By Windshield

    SharonH, RN replied to Cascadians's topic in General Nursing

    Dennie, so true! Definitely all of the
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    Monster CNA Charged With Murder By Windshield

    SharonH, RN replied to Cascadians's topic in General Nursing

    I should have made a distinction but I wrote my post after reading the comments on the free republic board where it seemed to me that some people were saying that this woman's actions were symbolic of...
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    Monster CNA Charged With Murder By Windshield

    SharonH, RN replied to Cascadians's topic in General Nursing

    Ick! Ick! Ick! The fact that this person was a nursing assistant is NOT revelant at all! Being a CNA did not cause her to do what she did, it was the drugs, the booze, and the lack of morals and a...
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    A Legal Nightmare: Denver Nurses Indicted in Newborn Death

    SharonH, RN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    That's outrageous! Reading that case made me sick. The pharmacist got off scot-free, the physicians who also made errors were not even smacked on the hand and the nurses are brought up on charges....
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    verbal 'scripts'

    SharonH, RN replied to NCRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Maybe I'm old-fashioned, but I honestly believe that if you greet your patient in a friendly manner, introduce yourself and make sure that they are comfortable, pain-free, and kept in the know about...
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    Nurses that change their jobs often. Is that common?

    SharonH, RN replied to 25yearsrn's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I've had at least 8 jobs in the past 11 years not counting my agency assignments. Just a couple of days ago, a co-worker asked me why I changed jobs so often. My answer: because I can. That is one of...
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    Cell phone use in hospitals

    SharonH, RN replied to deespoohbear's topic in General Nursing

    Matt, you have a point. I have worked in two facilities that used the cordless phones. In one, we were actually using wireless phones that as you stated were tied into the hospital phone system. BUT...
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    Cell phone use in hospitals

    SharonH, RN replied to deespoohbear's topic in General Nursing

    How's this for ridiculous? We have those signs at the entrance to our hospital also but on the telemetry floor we use.........you guessed it, cellular phones. No more pagers. I just left from there....
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    Quick?? on TPN..

    SharonH, RN replied to Zee_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I know it's late but she would definitely need to put the lipids below the filter otherwise they will clog up the filter. Unless you have a .22 micron filter which is large enough to filter